Medical research
Women are 50–75% more likely to have adverse drug reactions—a new mouse study finally helps explain why
Compared to men, we know much less about how women experience disease.
Dec 12, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Big data analysis powers the fight against Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease has always had its puzzles and contradictions. For Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researcher Vladislav Petyuk, whose research on the progressive, age-related disease spans over a decade, ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Wastewater, syndromic COVID-19 surveillance are important pieces of COVID-monitoring toolkit
A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University compared wastewater monitoring and two other COVID-19 surveillance approaches in Raleigh, N.C., during the start of the pandemic. They found that wastewater and ...
Nov 14, 2022
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Genetics
Genomic transposable elements modify the progression of Parkinson's disease
A study involving researchers from the University of Liverpool describes how transposable elements are associated with Parkinson's subtypes and impact disease trajectory.
Nov 9, 2022
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Genetics
Sharing variant information to improve diagnosis
A national platform for diagnostic laboratories to share genetic evidence and build consistent interpretations of that information is paving the way for more accurate diagnosis of patient conditions.
Nov 4, 2022
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Neuroscience
Pupil dilation: A window to perception
The eyes are often referred to as the "windows to the soul." In fact, there is a grain of neurobiological truth to this. An international research team from the Universities of Göttingen and Tübingen, Germany, and Baylor ...
Sep 29, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Interdisciplinary research team uses AI to quickly discover personalized cancer cures
LSU researchers have built a cancer drug discovery engine powered by AI that soon could match any type of cancer, based on a small cell sample from a patient, with the drug most likely to cure that cancer.
Sep 28, 2022
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Genetics
Call to convert mental health genetic discoveries into better treatments for patients
QIMR Berghofer scientists are challenging the research and funding community to develop better treatments for debilitating mental health conditions by tapping the many extraordinary genetic discoveries made over the last ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists identify key biomarkers that reliably predict response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for melanoma
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy is a type of treatment for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, which blocks proteins on tumor or immune cells that prevent the immune system from killing cancer cells.
Sep 19, 2022
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Genetics
Genetic background associated with physically active lifestyle
In a large international study, researchers at Uppsala University have identified DNA regions that are associated with physical activity or leisure screen time. The findings, published in Nature Genetics, confirm that physical ...
Sep 7, 2022
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